By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Like most anything else, golf swings can get out of whack, and when they do, the fixes are threefold (1) ignore the problem, (2) do a complete swing overhaul where you tear up everything part by part and replace…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research This modification of the golf swing that I initially used as a student drill can also be used as a swing augmentation as follows: Address the golf ball with your lead arm across the middle of your chest like…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research In a game where the score is a benchmark of success, it’s surprising how many golfers believe that their score is directly related to how well they swing the club; good swing = good score, bad swing = bad…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research To add the power of imagery to your golfing repertoire, you should invest a week or so thinking about your past golf shots. Please note that this is not simply reminiscing but something far more powerful. It involves creating…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Few things will disrupt your ball flight more than too much forearm rotation. Two bones in your forearm rotate over one another to allow the palm of your hand to turn skyward and to the ground. These are ‘handy’…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research I have said many times that whatever else golf is, it’s a game of geometry – lines and angles on a four-dimensional playing field that relate the golfer, the ball, and the target. The mistake I often see is…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research A reverse weight shift results in an ugly position in which your upper body is curved toward the target during your backswing. It’s called reverse because the weight is heading in the opposite direction of where it should –…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Often after Phil Michelson played well on TV, my lesson book was filled with students putting poorly. It wasn’t because Phil couldn’t putt. He is an excellent putter because it is hard to copy his technique, which is the…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Assuming the correct golf posture will help you hit better golf shots and affect how you think about your game and yourself as a golfer – confidence is at least as important as swing mechanics. As my coach used…
By Dr. T. J. Tomasi, Keiser University College of Golf Senior Faculty and Director of Research Now a senior player, Luke Donald was once number one in the world. When playing his best, he focused on his posture – not the golf aspects of posture, such as the position of his left foot, etc. but…
